Genocide Act 1969

{{Short description|Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2019}}

{{Infobox UK legislation

|short_title=Genocide Act 1969{{efn|Section 4(1). Due to the repeal of this act, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.}}

|type=Act

|parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom

|long_title=An Act to give effect to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

|year=1969

|citation=1969 c. 12

|territorial_extent=United Kingdom

|royal_assent=27 March 1969

|commencement=27 March 1969{{efn|The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.}}

|repeal_date= 1 September 2001 (in England & Wales & Northern Ireland)
17 December 2001 (in Scotland)

|amendments=

|related_legislation=

|repealing_legislation= International Criminal Court Act 2001

|status=Repealed

|original_text=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/12/contents/enacted

|revised_text=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/12/contents

|}}

The Genocide Act 1969 (c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gave effect to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948.

The whole act was repealedThe International Criminal Court Act 2001, [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/17/section/83 section 83] and [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/17/schedule/10 Schedule 10] for England and Wales and Northern IrelandThe International Criminal Court Act 2001, [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/17/section/79 section 79(1)(d)] on 1 September 2001.The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2161 (C. 69)), [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2161/article/2/made article 2] It was repealed for ScotlandThe International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 13), [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/13/section/1 section 1(3)] on 17 December 2001The International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/456 (C. 20)), [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/456/article/2/made article 2]

As to the repeal of this act for the Isle of Man, see [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/714/article/2/made article 2(e)] of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Isle of Man) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/714).

As to application of this act to the British Antarctic Territory, see section 5(1)(b) of the Administration of Justice Ordinance 1990 (No 5).This is described by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1300/schedule/paragraph/23/made section 23(1)] of the Extradition (British Antarctic Territory) (Commonwealth Countries, Colonies and Republic of Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1300)

Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice said that this Act made no provision in relation to jurisdiction and that it was "doubtful" that genocide committed by a British subject abroad was an offence under this Act.Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. 1999. Paragraph 19-352 at page 1660.